By Cal
Link to Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWyfBfRxhmk
Episode 1 with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rey2Zp7KAwk
Other episodes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRc2lmDAjXa1_wLCuL-PKFw/videos
Available until: Unknown
There have been many adaptations of Shakespeare plays which have been made digitally available in lockdown, but all of them can teach you something new about the plays that inspired them and Lear Alone is definitely not the exception. On the contrary.
By Emma
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sng2hPgYvE&t=4s
Available until: Unknown
I Just Called to Say is a really emotional monologue and it only gets more emotional as you slowly work out what the situation is and what it means.
By Cal
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddOcAMgO8TY
Available until: Unknown
Oh By the Way, I Hate Myself is a really brave monologue. Brave for the writer and the actor. It goes against social conventions and I can imagine that some people might be upset by it. But I’m not. Although I’ll never be in this situation myself, I think it’s very real and honest – more real and honest than many people are in this character’s situation – and I think quite a lot of people would identify with it, even if they don’t feel able to admit to it.
By Dave
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T3Cu18dqK4
Available until: Unknown
The final monologue in Elysium Theatre’s first series of Covid-19 Monologues is the longest of the four. But it’s well worth listening to every word.
It’s 1721 and we’re in Bristol. The Reverend Harcourt is asleep but he hears a knocking on his door. It won’t go away. His wife still seems to be asleep and Harcourt probably wishes he was too but when you’re a reverend there are obligations.
By Emma
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVWP265YLvA
Available until: Forever
There are a lot of conspiracy theories going around at the moment. I think there always have been. It’s probably not just recently that people have been saying the moon landings are fake. But now it’s got a bit more dangerous. Some people don’t believe the coronavirus is real and that means they’re risking people’s lives.
By Dave
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--zeNIX27vo&t=6s
Available until: Unknown
There’s no official content warning on
The Moth but you might want to be a bit careful. It’s a brilliant play
but if you’re a big sensitive about war stories and death, you might be better
off giving this one a miss. On the other hand, if you are okay with that sort
of thing, I really hope you’ll give it a watch.
The Moth is a monologue, written by Paul Herzberg and
directed by Jake Murray. A man, John, sits in his kitchen. A clock just over
his shoulder shows the time to be just after ten past five. It’s quite dark but
not too dark. It could be my device of course but some stories can be more
easily told if it’s a little bit dark. Just enough to make you feel a little
bit more hidden. Or maybe John has been talking for a while, working up to
telling his story, his words so compelling, nobody has thought of switching the
light on.
By Cal
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4iugAps6Hs
Available until: Unknown
Diane is a reporter. She’s not
currently working as a reporter because she’s been furloughed, but she plans on
going back to it. For now, she’s taken on a completely new role. She’s
volunteering in a care home, looking after elderly residents. Her job requires
her to live in and she’s sharing with three other carers. The job affects her
physically and emotionally. Especially as there’s one resident she knows very
well.
